Worldwide PC shipments jumped to 16.6% growth in Q2 2005, according to IDC. Low-cost systems and portable adoption continue to be key market drivers, stimulating consumer adoption as well as commercial replacements. Worldwide growth was up more than 4% from May 2005 forecasts of 12.3%, while growth of 11.7% in the United States was in line with forecasts of 11.6%.
| Worldwide PC shipments in Q2 2005 | |||||
| Q2 2005 | Q2 2004 | ||||
| Vendor | Shipments | Share | Shipments | Share | YTY growth |
| Dell | 8,982 | 19.3% | 7,264 | 18.2% | 23.7% |
| HP | 7,251 | 15.6% | 6,235 | 15.6% | 16.3% |
| Lenovo | 3,535 | 7.6% | 952 | 2.4% | 271.3% |
| Acer | 2,032 | 4.4% | 1,253 | 3.1% | 62.2% |
| Fujitsu Siemens | 1,722 | 3.7% | 1,527 | 3.8% | 12.8% |
| Others | 23,044 | 49.5% | 22,711 | 56.9% | 1.5% |
| All Vendors | 46,566 | 100.0% | 39,941 | 100.0% | 16.6% |
| Source: IDC | |||||